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Important factors in reliable determination of hepatitis C virus genotype by use of the 5' untranslated region.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 2013
Hara Koji, Rivera Maria M, Koh Christopher, Sakiani Sasan, Hoofnagle Jay H, Heller Theo
Abstract excerpt
Accurate genotyping of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is important for determining the optimal regimen, dose, and duration of antiviral therapy for chronic HCV infection, as well as for estimating the response rate. The 5' untranslated region (UTR) of HCV RNA is used in commercial genotyping, but the pr...
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